Merck Foundation Announces the Winners of ‘Stay at Home’ Media Recognition Awards for Latin American Countries

BRASILIA, Brazil--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck Foundation (www.merck-foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, announced the winners of “Stay at Home” Media Recognition Awards for the journalists from Latin American Countries. The theme of the awards was ‘Raising Awareness on how to Stay Safe and Keep Physically and Mentally Healthy during Coronavirus Lockdown’ with the aim to separate facts from myths and misconceptions.

Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and One of 100 Most Influential Africans (2019, 2020), emphasized, “We are delighted to announce the winners of ‘Stay at Home’ Media Recognition Awards 2020. We launched this initiative to appreciate and recognize the distinguished reportage and the exceptional work of journalists who frequently covered the impact and shared facts and information related to the COVID-19 pandemic in their countries. We are happy to receive a great response from the journalists.”

“I strongly believe that Media can play a significant role in sensitizing people about sensitive issues such as Coronavirus global pandemic. Big congratulations to all the winners,” added Dr. Rasha Kelej.

The Merck Foundation Media Awards Committee introduced a second and a third position and selected more than one winner in Print, Online, and Multimedia categories. This was due to the high quality of work received from the journalists and to encourage more talented and passionate media representatives across all the formats of media in the continent. Here is the list of winners:

Name of the Journalist	Country	Place of Work	Award Position	Prize Money
ONLINE CATEGORY
José Lebeña Acevo & Ignacio Gómez Villaseñor	Mexico	Publimetro	First	1000 USD
Luiza Pollo Mazurek	Brazil	Tab.uol Media	First	1000 USD
Nicolás Bustamante Hernández	Colombia	El Tiempo	Second	750 USD
Mariana Fernández Camacho	Argentina	Infobae Online	Third	500 USD
PRINT CATEGORY
André Biernath	Brazil	Veja Saúde	First	1000 USD
Ana Catalina Baldrich	Colombia	Credential Magazine	Second	750 USD
Claudia Cristina Nicolini	Argentina	La Gaceta	Second	750 USD
Carla Martínez Guillén	Mexico	ConsultaRSE	Third	500 USD
MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY
Adriana Becerra	Mexico	En Transición TV	First	1000 USD
Laura Daicz	Colombia	LePlante LaSabia	Second	750 USD
Roxana Lopresti	Argentina	Canal 9	Second	750 USD
Jusciane Matos de Lima	Brazil	TV Justiça	Third	500 USD
RADIO CATEGORY
Corina Gonzalez Tejedor	Argentina	Radio Cantilo	First	1000 USD
Daniel Revol	Argentina	Radio La Red	Second	750 USD